Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-22
THE VERMONT PRESS ASSOCIATION
Its Eighteenth Annual Meeting and Ex-
cursion.

sons. OF the brothers of the quill and
their families there were e. NJ. Stone of
the st. Johnsbury Californian and wife,
A. N, Swain of the Bellows Falls Times
and wife, Albert Clarke of the Rutland
Herald, wife and daughter, L. o. Greene
of the Woodstock Standard, wife and
daughter, A. A. Ranney of the Newport
Express and wife, ID. w. Dixon of the
Vermont Waterman, George II. Blake of
the Barton Monitor, l.. II. Lewis of the
Hyde Park Nous and citizen, c. n.
Adams of the Windsor journal and
daughter, J. T.. Harris of the Burlington
Cttpper, w. Il. Scott Of the Barre Enter
prise and wife, II. b. Davis of the st.
Johnsbury CdiCdOnLdn, Arthur Ropes of
the Rurdl VCrmOntcr, c. S. Forbes, cor
respondent of the Boston journal and g.
Il. Benedict of the Burlington FREE PRESS
and wife
OF the honorary members of the assoca-
ton Hon. b. ID. Harris of Brattleboro and
+. b. Whiting of Burlington reported in
person, the former accompanied by Mrs.
Harris and their daughter, Mrs. Wood,
and the latter by his daughter, Mrs.
Bowers and granddaughter, Miss May
Bowers.
The following guests of the association
joined the party and contributed largely
by their presence to the pleasure of the
trip Gov. f.. j. Ormsbee, wife and daugh-
ter, Lieut.. Gov. Levi X. Fuller and wife,
State Auditor +. II. Powell and wife of
Rlchiord, state Inspector of Finance G.. S.
Page of Hyde Park and son, Col. George
| W. Hooker wife and son of Brattle boro,
Congressman w. w. Grout of Barton,
Mrs. d. Leonard and Mrs. DR.. H. Tucker
of Brattleboro, John w. Cramton and
wife of Rutland, Mr.. c. w. Osgood and
wife of Bellows Falls, O. NJ. Tinkham and
wife of Pomfret, Mr.. f.. l.. Temple, Mrs.
NJ. j. Francisco of Rutland, Frank Brown
of Burlington, Capt. Curtis Abbott of
Boston and d. l.. Milliken, Esq, of Nal
den, Mass.
night at the United States Hotel, Bos on,
one of the oldest and best of the excellent
| hostelries of that city, where thew were
made thoroughly comfortable by their
courteous host, Mr.. lilly Haynes. A por-
ton of the party exchanged the heat of
the city, Tuesday evening, for a sail down
Boston harbor and an hour or more at
Nantucket Beach, with supper, music and
whlff OF the open ocean, on the beach.
Wednesday forenoon was spent in Bos-
ton; and in the afternoon the party start
ed for Nantucket by the Old Colony
road and the steamer "NanUucket.n The
voyage, OF 10 miles, from Woods Holl
past he shores and summer hotels of
Martha,s Vineyard and on to the island
OF Nantucket was delightful one. Sea,
air and sky were at their finest, and the
broiling jewellers on the mainland might
well have enVied those who could make
the change to the cool and nVigOrating
breath OF the ocean. AT o'clock the
steamer entered the landlocked harbOr OF
Nantucket, once the anchorage glound
oil many whale ships, and the company
We're soon seated upon the broad piazzzia-
of The Nantucket" facing the
beach, and were able to welcome
the clam chowder and lobster and broied
bluefish and other sea side delecacies
fresh from the brine.
THE BUSINESS MEETING.
In the evening the business meeting o.
the association was held. The treasurer
reported "A balance of $50 on hand. Elk
President \. II. futile of Rutland wa.
placed on the roll of honorary members
Mr.. Arthur Ropes OF the Rural Yer
mOhter and Mr.. o. L. French of the Brat
tlehoro PhTnir were elected members Of
the association.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolred, That in the death of ID. Leonard
we recognize the fact that this association ha
lost an active and esteemed member. who ha,
the interest of the craft at heart.
Rtsotrd, That we tender to he widow anC
family of the deceased our heartfelt sym
pathy.
The committee on nominations, con
sistng of Messrs. Swain, Blake and Ran
ney, reported the following list of officer
for the ensuing year; President, Il. G
Benedict of Burlington: vice presidents
Warren Gibbs of st. Adams, w. d. Nc
Master of Woodstock, ID. NJ. Camp o
Newport; secretary, C. S. Forbes of St
Adams treasurer, c. NJ. Stone of st
Johpsbury executive committee. l.. G
Greene of Woodstock, Albert Clarke o
Rutland, ID. w. Dixon of Montpelier. Tn,
list of officers as reported was unanimous
ly elected.
Thursday forenoon was variously spen
yachting, with fine fresh breeze fish
ing, walks upon the beach and visits t,
the town of Nantucket, to the museum
the ancient windmill, which still grind
all the corn that is ground upon the isl
and, and other places of interest, and in tn
afternoon the party took an excursion b,
the narrow gauge railroad to Surfside anC
Sconset, at the eastern end of the island
Here are summer hotels, a village of au
cient fishing huts, now Transformed into
cottages for summer visitors and a beacl
on which when the wind come!
from the South or East rolls what the in
habltants claim to be the finest surf OF
the Atlantic coast. The town crer, whC
remains, relic of the old days when the
crler took the place of newspapers, on the
island, accompanied the party and mad,
due proclamation at the stopping place,
, of the arrival of "the governor of Yer
mont and his pa-artie." Nantucket ha
, an interesting history extending owe
three centuries back to within about 10,
years of the time when Columbus "cross
ed the ocean blue" Once thickly wooded
with oak, it is now in large part deser
barren sand. Since 1910, when the island o
had population of 300, the decline of tn,
| business of whale fishing following tn,
. TRANSFERRED of the business to New Bed
i ford and the supercedure of whale oil by
I kerosene, has been followed by an equa
+ decline in population. 1t has now abou
5000 inhabitants, swelled during the no
months by several hundred summer
, visitors. Fishing, farming and boarding o
the summer guests are now the chief &C
: equations of the people. Not ship nov
, sails from the old wharves. The Candle
! houses" where sperm candles were mad,
) by the million, and rope walks and store
houses have disappeared and in time tn,
permanent population is likely to disap
: pear also, or to be reduced to the few
who care for the summer visitors. o
these numbers will no doubt continu
to be attracted by the invariably cool
fresh air, the prevailing quiet, and tn
: freedom from flies and mosquitoes whlcl
! distinguish Nantucket from many othe
summer resorts.